As the accident goes from a spill to something far worse, it may be BP paying the check, but ultimately the buck will stop in the White House, and Obama will be judged.

随着事故从石油泄漏进展成更严重的事件，也许买单的是英国石油公司，但最终承担责任的将是白宫，受到批评的将是奥巴马。

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Investors snapping up 30-year Treasury bonds paying less than 5 percent are betting that the Fed will keep these inflation risks in check.

那些抢购30年期低于5%利率的国债的投资者打赌，美联储将会有效控制通货膨胀的风险。

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This is great for when you’re shopping retail and you want to check the price of a product online before buying to make sure you’re paying a fair price.

你选购零售商品时，如果想在购买前上网查一下价格检查一下确保你的价格够公道，你就知道这个程序真的十分优秀。

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And also take the time to genuinely thank your interviewers for their time and the meal, both as they are paying the check and as you leave the restaurant.

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While some could argue that even the disabled living solely on their disability benefits have a responsibility to pay taxes like the rest of us, requiring them to take a portion of their disability check and paying it over to the government as incomes taxes would increase the likelihood that these people would end up with insufficient money to care for themselves.

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The people who hand over the check are not always those who are really paying, bearing the burden, of the tax.

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